OK, mine is 50 % screened potting-soil, no really different. Too much organic matter and too much humidity could have been an aggravating factor. My insecticide comes from Solabiol, and it is a ready-to-use spray "Insectes Choc". It is more convenient: I can have it on hand and I won't pos...

I think it is a sciarid, yes. And the others seem to be springtails (harmless according me, they are supposed to feed only on decayed matter). Pyrethrum is efficient on larva, I use especially for them. Adults are too elusive. At first sign, I spray pots heavily to soak the upper layer. I wonder if ...

Hello Sylvain, For sciarra flies, the first thing is to prevent a maximum of them from getting the pots. That's why I wrap my shelves where I make my sowings under lamps, with a fine net. And as soon as I see a larva or a glimy thread on the substrat, I spread like Phil a pyrethrum product (natural ...

Always the first best new of the mesemb year! Thank you for all what you do Suzanne, you and the MSG team, for the hobby.

Thank you for the information, Terry. And for all your work with Jennifer. Very much appreciated.

Hello, Myself I have ordered seeds 9th January and no answer. But see what I have found: they have a facebook where they said the 24th January that they still worked on the orders of the first day! https://fr-fr.facebook.com/Mesa-Garden-770608586342329 If it can help... Since we are talking about mu...

Just Lithops.

Thank you again, Tony, Yes, the last one works very much better... I have the list myself already. Interesting one. Minimum order but if several persons buy and share the "big" capsules seed content... It must be said that no seed can be ordered right now, Frik Du Plooy is just conducting ...

topsy wrote: French members (all or some?) had theirs by Saturday

Mine has come on Monday (South-West of France), as in UK...
Thank you, Suzanne.

Thank you very much, Tony!
[after a few minutes]... But, unfortunately, it doesn't work...

Mickaël